June 2009
11 posts
Sometimes I don't know whether to respect or to...
Yesterday I called an exterminator to come to my house and get rid of two huge bee nests in the roof soffits. A young man showed up at 7 pm on a bicycle wearing a T-shirt, jeans, and open sandals. He was carrying a plastic bag and in it was a pair of surgical gloves, a half-litre of pesticide, and a pump sprayer. I asked him where his protective clothes were and he says he knows what...
100 Verse check in the Mara Language Cluster...
This was our first translation consultant check in what has been a very experimental Bible translation project! And because it was the kind of check that has been done for years on more traditional approaches to translation, I was a little nervous to say the least.
Mary Breeze, SIL’s Africa Area Translation Coordinator/Consultant, and George Payton, SIL Uganda-Tanzania Branch Translation...
Wycliffe – Part V: Last Languages Campaign « Paul... →
This is the last of a 5-part series looking at Bible Translation and language development in Uganda and Tanzania. It features our new team leader (Tim Gilmore), myself, and several church leaders from the Mara Language Cluster Project.
Wycliffe – Part IV: Literacy and Community Impact... →
“Yesterday we were introduced to the process of how they verify a new translation, and today, we’ll see how Wycliffe is involved in literacy and wider community impact.” - Paul Butler
Listen Now!!! Wycliffe – Part III: Checking a... →
In this installment you’ll hear from the new team leader (Tim Gilmore); one of our Advisors (Michelle Smith); two translation consultants (George Payton and Mary Breeze); a translator (Paulinus Kitende from the Kwaya language of the Mara Cluster Project).
Wycliffe – Part II: New Approaches to Translation... →
Okay, you have to at least listen to this one! You can hear me talk about Adapt It - the computer software we use to get pre-drafts.
Wycliffe - Part I: The Impact of Translation Work →
Wycliffe and SIL's work in Uganda and Tanzania is... →
In my hand is a building permit to build a new...
I can’t believe it. I started the process last December and it’s official now… the Mara Cluster Project has a building permit! I can’t tell you how many trips I made to the town hall and how many documents had to be put together. I am very grateful to Wycliffe Associates’ John Amdahl and Ken Strong for all their hard work on putting the drawings together and even more...